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| October
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| A very busy three months for everyone.
Raffy and Vanessa flew off to Portugal for a quick break in early
October; Monty and Dan stayed at home. Raffy is becoming a very witty
and entertaining young man, and Monty runs around after him - usually
copying everything he does and going 'Sssss' all the time, which is
his substitute for actually trying to talk! Lots of visits from Grandad,
and aunties Tara and Gail - with pumpkins for Halloween and presents
at Christmas. A happy and exciting time for everyone, although Dan
and Vanessa sometimes feel they could do with a holiday! |
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Rafferty on the plane on his way to Portugal; a quick four trip with
Vanessa to see the Groombridge's new baby Sophie. |
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A very sweaty Rafferty, after much running about, relaxes with a rice
cracker with Annabelle. |
Mucking about with Oliver and Annabelle in Cascais. |
Raffy stares goggle-eyed at the planes on a bus at Lisbon airport,
on his way home to England. |
Raffy gets a big hug from Emily and Laura. |
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Monty decided he would like to try sitting on a potty, although he
hasn't got the idea of what else to do with it yet. |
Watching a DVD in the playroom with his friends Laura and Morgan.
This would have been on a Friday afternoon when all the children get
together for coffee while the mums play. |
Monty wearing his Grandad's baseball cap one evening in October.
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Rafferty's first Halloween, about to go 'Trick or Treating'. |
Rafferty and Monty outside on a crisp November afternoon. Monty loves
to ride in the trailer and let Raffy drive him around in their yellow
digger. |
On December 10th we went for a long weekend at Longleat Center Parcs
with Ruth, Nathan and the girls. We had indulged ourselves and went
for the 'Exclusive' villa with our own hot tub, sauna and steam room
- bliss at 7am on a freezing morning when you have a hangover! Here's
a nice shot of Nathan with Raffy and Charlotte. |
Nathan, Raffy, Melissa and Charlotte on and early morning walk in
the woods, on the way to collect our bikes and trailers. |
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The long path down to our villa was perfect for Raffy to whizz along
on his scooter. He wiped out a few times but the brave little chap
got straight back on and had another go! |
The children relaxing at our villa in the evening: Melissa, Monty,
Charlotte and Raffy - Juliette had already gone to bed at this point.
They were probably watching Aladdin on DVD. |
Rafferty relaxes on the coffee table on Christmas Day. |
Opening presents in the morning - Rafferty with his first camera.
I wonder if he'll get the photography bug like his dad. |
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Raffy is Spiderman-mad at the moment, so a lot of his presents looked
like this... |
Monty after opening his large purple microphone (that makes your voice
echo when you speak into it). |
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A happy little boy on Xmas morning with a brand new cuddly cat. |
A brisk walk on a frosty Christmas morning, in Tankerton by Eddie's
beach hut. Monty peers through some wooden railings. |
Raffy pushes his bike up the hill, ready to zoom down and crash into
Grandad. |
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Vanessa with her two boys on the beach at Whitstable on Christmas
morning. |
Auntie Tara gets ready to make a plaster model of Raffy's foot, on
Boxing Day. |
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Raffy proudly shows off the plaster and alginate cast. Now it needs
to be peeled off and filled with plaster-of-Paris to make the model. |
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